Application of extended feed withdrawal time preslaughter and its effects on animal welfare and carcass and meat quality of enriched-housed pigs

A total of 144 barrows were distributed into four treatment groups. One group was housed conventionally and fasted for 16 h preslaughter, while the other three groups were housed in enriched conditions (straw-bedding and low density) and fasted for 16, 24 and 32 h preslaughter. When compared with co...

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Published in:Meat science 2020-09, Vol.167, p.108163-108163, Article 108163
Main Authors: Faucitano, Luigi, Conte, Sabine, Pomar, Candido, Paiano, Diovani, Duan, Yan, Zhang, Pengfei, Drouin, Geneviève, Rina, Su, Guay, Frédéric, Devillers, Nicolas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Husbandry - methods
Animal Welfare
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Fasting
Fasting - physiology
Glycolysis - physiology
Housing
Housing, Animal - standards
Male
Meat quality
Muscle glycolytic potential
Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism
Pigs
Pork Meat - analysis
Stress
Sus scrofa - physiology
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Summary:A total of 144 barrows were distributed into four treatment groups. One group was housed conventionally and fasted for 16 h preslaughter, while the other three groups were housed in enriched conditions (straw-bedding and low density) and fasted for 16, 24 and 32 h preslaughter. When compared with conventionally-housed pigs, enriched-housed pigs were heavier (P 
ISSN:0309-1740
1873-4138
DOI:10.1016/j.meatsci.2020.108163